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Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as a beacon of hope for the academically flailing youth of…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessments Authority (PECTAA) after merger of three departments -Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) with a view to reform school education. Earlier, the…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII…

Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking…

Locals Lock School Handed Over To Private Sector

CHINIOT: The Punjab government has launched the Public Schools Reorganisation Programme (PSRP), through which around 5,000 schools across the province have been handed over to private sector management. In Chiniot district, 86 schools were included in this initiative, with 70 handed over to the NGO Akhuwat, 10 to educated youths,…

Task Force Terms State Of Affairs In Education Alarming

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Education Task Force on 25th September 2024 termed the state of affairs in the education sector alarming and called for immediate steps to improve the situation. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and attended by…

School Privatisation Faces Stiff Opposition

RAWALPINDI: Government school teachers across Rawalpindi district held a complete strike on 24 September 2024 in response to the Grand Teachers Alliance’s call for protest against the privatisation of schools and changes to pension and leave encashment policies. The strike, which closed all government schools, highlighted the teachers’ firm opposition…

Teachers Protest Outsourcing Of Schools

RAWALPINDI: Teachers from Rawalpindi Division, under the platform of Grand Teachers Alliance, on 24th September 2024 staged a protest against the privatisation of government schools and seeking resolution of other problems. A large number of male and female teachers from Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal and Jhelum districts took part in…

Students Attending Classes Outdoors As Mansehra School Awaits Reconstruction

MANSEHRA: Students at the government high school in Khushala area here have been attending classes under the open sky due to a delay in the reconstruction. “The provincial government allocated Rs50 million for the Khushala school’s reconstruction after its demolition three years ago, but the project is still unfinished,” resident…

Murad Says Rehabilitation Of Over 4,100 Flood-hit Schools Underway

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th September 2024 reviewed the ongoing repair and reconstruction of 4,162 school buildings out of a total of 19,808 that were damaged during the 2022 floods, and directed the school education department to expedite the work and ensure that the schools…

Absentee Teachers To Be Sacked From Chaman Schools

QUETTA: Members of the task force, set up to address the civic issues of Chaman, on 20th September 2024 expressed concern over the absence of teachers, which has left a large number of schools dysfunctional. A meeting of the task force decided that the schoolteachers not attending their duties would…

School Principal, Hostel Warden Held For Molesting Children

QUETTA: Police on 18 September 2024 arrested a private school principal and a warden allegedly involved in child molestation. Police told The Express Tribune that the accused had subjected five children to sexual abuse in the Dera Allah Yar town of Balochistan. Moreover, the local authorities have sealed both the…

Public Schools Lack Technological Facilities

LAHORE: Anticipating the abrupt shift of the global economy towards complete digitalization, several developing countries in the Global South started heavily investing in the Information Technology (IT) sector several years ago, in the hopes of directing billions of dollars towards their economies in the future. From cities across the region,…

Gaps Highlighted In Pakistan’s Education System

KARACHI: Highlighting the stark challenges Pakistan face in the education sector, speakers at a book launch said teachers had a central role in the quality of learning outcomes and their participation in decision-making was crucial to elevate the status of teaching profession. Titled Baatein Kitab Ki, the launch was organised…